City of Olympia - File #: 15-0802

• File #: 15-0802
• Version: 1
• Type: discussion
• Status: Filed
• File created: 8/14/2015
• In control: Land Use & Environment Committee
• Agenda date: 8/27/2015
• Final action: 8/27/2015
• Title: Annual Annexation Report

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
8/27/2015	1	Land Use & Environment Committee	completed

Title
Annual Annexation Report

Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Move to direct City staff to proceed with the public outreach phase of investigation of annexation options in vicinity of Friendly Grove Park and Bigelow Lake.

City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve the recommendation from the Land Use and Environment Committee.

Report
Issue:
The Land Use and Environment Committee annually reviews annexation issues and possibilities. In 2014 the Committee directed staff to examine options in three areas: (1) North of the City along Cooper Point Road, (2) South and east of Ward Lake, and (3) The area in the vicinity of Friendly Grove Park. This report focuses on those three areas.

Staff Contact:
Todd Stamm, Principal Planner, Community Planning and Development Department, 360.753.8597

Presenter:
Todd Stamm, Principal Planner

Background and Analysis:
City staff reports annually to the Land Use and Environment Committee regarding annexation issues, including ongoing annexations and future possibilities. In October of 2014, that report focused on the successful annexation of the three "island" areas that were formerly surrounded by the City (areas 4, 5 & 9 on the attached map) and the question of 'what's next?' The Committee directed the staff to explore similar possibilities in well-developed fringe areas of the City; particularly the area north of the City on the westside (area #1), the vicinity of Friendly Grove Park in the northeast (northwest portion of area #2), and vicinity of Ward Lake (northwest portion of area #5). Maps of these three areas are attached.

During the last few months the City staff has been conducting this "scouting trip." This exploration has included both study of these areas, and meetings with representatives of the various public agencies that now provide services in these areas - particularly the fire districts and Thurston County. Key points resulting from this investigation include:...